FUNKBOY
Electric and Acoustic BASS
Live performances, recording sessions, private lessons.
CREDITS
SUMMARY
Performed with 57 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and 15 Broadway shows. Magna cum laude Berklee College of Music graduate with diverse music industry experience. New York Blues Hall of Fame Inductee. Creative and versatile bassist, performer, producer, musical director, composer, arranger, vocalist, and instructor. Acoustic, electric, fretted, fretless, four-string, and five-string basses. Solid professional experience in diverse musical genres: hip-hop to bebop. Ivan uses Fender, Moxy, Gretsch, and Warrior basses, Hartke amplification, DR strings, PRA Audio wireless, Tech 21, Digitech, and Line 6 Signal Processors.
RRHF Indicates Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
MUSICAL DIRECTION/CONDUCTING
Eric Bazilian (Hooters)
CHIC & Nile Rodgers RRHF
The Chiffons
The Chi-Lites
The Coasters RRHF
John Ford Coley (England Dan)
The Crystals
Emeril Live (Food Network)
Eye to Eye
Gloria Gaynor
Jazz/Funk Unit
Garland Jeffreys
Andy Kim
The Limelites
AJ Loria
The Marvelettes
Jo Dee Messina
Sam Moore (Sam & Dave) RRHF, with
special guests: Sting RRHF, Elvis
Costello RRHF, Wynonna Judd, Travis
Tritt, Paul Rodgers, Lorrie Morgan, Jo
Dee Messina, David Foster.
Maxine Nightingale
Ola Onabule
Frankie Paris & Cold Sweat
The Platters RRHF
Martha Reeves & the Vandellas RRHF
Merrilee Rush
The Shirelles RRHF
Terry Sylvester (Hollies) RRHF
A Taste of Honey
Howard Tate
Charlie Thomas (Drifters) RRHF
Timothea
The Tokens
Mary Wilson (Supremes) RRHF
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMERS (57)
Rosalind Ashford (Vandellas)
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (Doobie Bros.)
Hal Blaine (Wrecking Crew)
Jackson Browne
King Solomon Burke
Ricky Byrd (Blackhearts)
Fred Cash (Impressions)
Felix Cavaliere (Rascals)
The Coasters
Clarence Collins (Imperials)
Gene Cornish (Rascals)
Elvis Costello
Joey D'Ambrosio (Comets)
Bo Diddley
Lamont Dozier (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
Greg Errico (Family Stone)
Ahmet Ertegun
Harvey Fuqua (Moonglows)
Sam Gooden (Impressions)
Little Anthony Gourdine (Imperials)
The Edge (U2)
Doris Jackson (Shirelles)
Terry "Buzzy" Johnson (Flamingos)
Ben E. King (Drifters)
Al Kooper
The Limelites
Vini Mad Dog Lopez (E-Street Band)
Darlene Love
Barry Mann
Jerry Martini (Family Stone)
Paul McCartney
Bill Medley (Righteous Bros.)
Jimmy Merchant (Teenagers)
Sam Moore (Sam & Dave)
The Orioles
The Platters
Noel Redding (Jimi Hendrix)
Martha Reeves (Vandellas)
Lois Reeves (Vandellas)
Shirley Alston Reeves (Shirelles)
Dick Richards (Comets)
Carlos Santana
Herman Santiago (Teenagers)
Pete Seeger
Percy Sledge
Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Annette Beard Sterling (Vandellas)
Sting
Richard Street (Temptations)
Terry Sylvester (Hollies)
Garry Tallent (E-Street Band)
Charlie Thomas (Drifters)
Vince Welnick (Grateful Dead)Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads)
Mary Wilson (Supremes)
Ernest Wright (Imperials)
PERFORMANCES
Alive ‘n Kickin’
Lee Andrews & the Hearts
The Angels
Ankara State Symphony Orchestra, Turkey
Kenny Aronoff
Frankie Avalon
Teodross Avery
Bacon Brothers
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter RRHF
Eric Bazilian (Hooters)
Big Apple Circus
Jack Black
The Blue Note House Band
Gary US Bonds
Bowzer (Sha-Na-Na)
Zack Braff
Bridgeport, CT Symphony Orchestra
LaLa Brooks (Crystals)
Jackson Browne RRHF
Don Bryant
Massimo Bubola (WEA/Italy)
King Solomon Burke RRHF
Billy Burnette
Bursa State Symphony Orchestra, Turkey
Ricky Byrd (Blackhearts) RRHF
Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon
The Capris
Felix Cavaliere (Rascals) RRHF
Michael Cerveris
Lester Chambers (Chambers Bros.)
Larry Chance & the Earls
Gene Chandler
The Chantels
The Chiffons
The Chi-Lites
“Chix 6” (Off Broadway)
Lou Christie
Jimmy Clanton
The Clovers
The Coasters RRHF
Marc Cohn
John Ford Coley (England Dan)
The Comets RRHF
Harry Connick, Jr.
Johnny Contardo (Sha-Na-Na)
Johnny Copeland
Elvis Costello RRHF
Darren Criss
The Crystals
Bob D'Andrea (Knockouts)
Dash Riprock
Debbie Davies
Spencer Davis
Ariana DeBose
Joey Dee (Starliters)
Bo Diddley RRHF
Taye Diggs
Lamont Dozier RRHF
The Drifters RRHF
The Dubs
The Duprees
The Edge RRHF
Greg Errico (Family Stone) RRHF
Eskisehir State Symphony Orchestra, Turkey
Eye to Eye
Fabian
Jimmy Fallon
Johnny Farina (Santo & Johnny)
The Fireflies
The Flamingos RRHF
Eddie Floyd
Frankie Ford
David Foster
Bernard Fowler (Rolling Stones)
Norman Fox & the Rob-Roys
Micki Free
Jay Jay French (Twisted Sister)
Harvey Fuqua & the Moonglows RRHF
Gloria Gaynor
Sonny Geraci (Outsiders, Climax)
Corey Glover (Living Colour)
Jeff Golub
Charlie Gracie
Lena Hall
The Happenings
“Hedwig & the Angry Inch” (Broadway)
Michael Hill
Doc Holiday
Eddie Holman
Gov. Mike Huckabee
Jennifer Hudson
Humble Pie
Brian Hyland
Israel Symphony Orchestra, Rishon LeZion
Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, Turkey
Izmir State Symphony Orchestra, Turkey
J. (Polydor)
Jay & the Americans
Jazz/Funk Unit
Chuck Jackson
Garland Jeffreys
David Johansen
Wynonna Judd
Andy Kim
Ben E. King RRHF
Earl King
King Nino & the Slave Girls
“Kinky Boots” (Broadway)
Al KooperRRHF
Jane Krakowski
Albert Lee
Dickey Lee
Phoebe Legere
Peter Lemongello
The Limelites RRHF
Little Anthony & the Imperials RRHF
Vini Mad Dog Lopez RRHF
Darlene Love RRHF
Stephen Lynch
Junior Mack
Barry Mann RRHFRick Margitza
Alexander Markov
Constantine Maroulis
Jerry Martini (Family Stone) RRHF
The Marvelettes
Midtown Men
John Cameron Mitchell
Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)
Mighty Sam McClain
Jo Dee Messina
Monterrey, Mexico Symphony Orchestra
Rudy Ray Moore (Dolemite)
Moses Mo
Sam Moore RRHF
Lorrie Morgan
Bob Neuwirth
Maxine Nightingale
Willie Nile
Peter Noone (Herman’s Hermits)
Ola Onabule
The Orioles RRHF
Tony Orlando
The Orlons
Frankie Paris & Cold Sweat
The Passions
Vincent "Big Pussy" Pastore
Freda Payne
Ann Peebles
Vito Picone & the Elegants
The Platters RRHF
Buster Poindexter
Popa Chubby
Billy Porter
Finley Quaye (550/Epic)
The Quotations
Brenda Russell
Radical Shiite God Squad
Martha Reeves & the Vandellas RRHF
Vernon Reid (Living Colour)
“Rock of Ages” (Broadway &
Singapore)
Paul Rodgers (Bad Co./Free)
Merrilee Rush
Brenda Russell
Bobby Rydell
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Shades of Blue
The Shangri-Las
Ryan Shaw
The Shirelles RRHF
Sister SledgeMuzz Skillings (Living Colour)
The Skyliners
Percy Sledge RRHF
Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili
Peppers) RRHF
G.E. Smith
Dee Snider (Twisted Sister)
The Solitaires
David Somerville (Diamonds)
Emil Stucchio & the Classics
Soul Survivors
“Spider-Man” (Broadway)
Sting RRHF
Richard Street (Temptations)
RRHF
Terry Sylvester (Hollies) RRHF
Garry Tallent RRHF
A Taste of Honey
Howard Tate
The Teenagers RRHF
Carla Thomas
Rufus Thomas
Timothea
The Tokens
Travis Tritt
The Tymes
The Uptown Horns
Jimmy Vivino
The Vogues
Joe Louis Walker
Andrew Watt
Andre Williams
Mary Wilson (Supremes) RRHF
Toni Wine
Peter Wolf
World Peace Orchestra
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings
Dennis Yost (Classics IV)
Zucchero
RECORDINGS
Eric Bazilian (The Hooters)
BC Fox (Technotronix)
Berklee Studio Projects CD
Berman Brothers
Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Vols. 13, 14,
15, 17, 19, 21 & 22 with casts of "Rock of
Ages," "Phantom of the Opera," "Lion
King," "Ain't Too Proud," "Amazing Grace,"
and "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory"
Burnzy’s Last Call (soundtrack)
Chocolate Genius
Lisa J. Cornelio
Cracked Ice
Raphael Cruz - Grammy Nominated
Dash Riprock
Rhett Davies
Bob Dee
Don Dixon
Julia Douglass
Lauren Echo
Eye to Eye
Tom Gavornik
Ruth Gerson
Corey Glover
Sophie B. Hawkins
Rupert Holmes
Intro (Atlantic)
Jazz/Funk Unit
Ben Jelen (Maverick Records)
David Johansen
Kid Ginseng
Killer Joe & the Lido Soul Revue
Lady Miss Kier (Deee-Lite)
AJ Loria/King Nino
Stephen Lynch
Tom “Bones” Malone
Justin Marcus
Constantine Maroulis
"Mighty Sam" McClain
Mercy Beat
Moses Mo (Mother's Finest)
Sam Moore RRHF
Frankie Paris & Cold Sweat
Meredith Patterson
Pipes & Drums of the NYPD Emerald
Society
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
Finley Quaye (550/Epic)
Julianne Richards (Geffen)
Santana RRHF
Marlon Saunders
Pete Seeger RRHF - Grammy
Nominated
Nicky Siano
Cody Simpson
Thankful: An Album for Jerad Bortz - VA
22 Brides
Uncle Carl
The Uptown Horns
Ben Vereen
Andrew Watt
Tina Weymouth RRHF
Kathy Zimmer
PRODUCER
Ivan “Funkboy” Bodley, Look at That Cookie, Pigs Feet & Potted
Meat, & iBOD
Raphael Cruz, A Mano
Matthew Curran, “Star Spangled Banner/Voodoo Chile”
Tom Gavornik, Acceleration
Jazz/Funk Unit, Jazz/Funk Unit
AJ Loria, King Nino: Louisiana Lounge Lizard
Pack of Wolves, Dress Full of Soul
Stephen Lynch, A Little Bit Special
Sherryl Marshall, Black Cohosh
Kathy Zimmer, Spare Key, Dreamin'
FILM & TV
ABC, BBC, CBS, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, NBC,
NHK, PBS
America After Hours (CNBC)
Break a Leg (CNBC)
Burnzy’s Last Call (feature sdtk.)
Charlie Rose Show (PBS)
City Arts (WNET, NYC)
Cook'n Music Show, France
Cyprus TV
The Deli (feature sdtk.)
Emeril Live (Food Network)
Fox & Friends (Fox News)
Fuji TV (Japan)
Howard Tate: Soul Man (documentary)
Imus in the Morning (MSNBC)
Israeli TV
Italian TV
Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize honoring
George Carlin (2009), Tina Fey (2010), and
Will Ferrell (2011) (PBS)
Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC)
Law & Order (“Pierced Man”)
Live With Regis & Kelly (ABC)
Love Walked In (feature sdtk.)
Lowball (actor, sdtk., feature film)
Northfork (feature sdtk. w/Nick Nolte)
N.O.TV (host/producer)
Only the Strong Survive (DVD bonus
features)
Restaurant (actor, sdtk., feature film
w/Adrien Brody)
Revenge of the Not Goods (actor, sdtk.,
short feature)
Sam & Dave: The Original Soul Men (2008
DVD)
Singapore TV
Soul Britannia (BBC)
Swedish TV
Swiss TV
TODAY Show (NBC)
Today in New York (WNBC)
Turkish TV
UCP Telethon (WWOR, NYC)
JINGLES/COMMERCIALS
Del Taco
Lancombe
Listerine
NBA
Popeye’s
Texaco
JAM SESSIONS
Carmine Appice
Joe Bataan
Madeline Bell
Bo Bice
Hal Blaine RRHF
Joe Bonamassa
Chris Botti
Maxine Brown
Hiram Bullock
Eric Burdon
Will Calhoun (Living Colour)
Dana Carvey
Roseanne Cash
Stanley Clarke
Gene Cornish (Rascals) RRHF
Cowboy Mouth
Gavin DeGraw
Rick Derringer
Greg Errico (Family Stone) RRHF
Ahmet Ertegun RRHF
Kathie Lee Gifford
Roy Hargrove
Nona Hendryx
Peter Himmelman
The Impressions RRHF
Wyclef Jean
Stanley Jordan
Will Lee
John Leventhal
Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge
"Blue Lou" Marini
Vince Martell (Vanilla Fudge)
Jerry Martini (Family Stone) RRHF
Paul McCartney RRHF
Sid McGuiness
Bill Medley (Righteous Brothers) RRHF
Raul Midon
Buddy Miles
Modern English
The Naked Cowboy
Cyril Neville (Neville Bros.)
George Porter, Jr. (Meters)
Noel Redding (Jimi Hendrix) RRHF
The Roots
Sam the Sham
Valerie Simpson
Southside Johnny
Jordin Sparks
B.J. Thomas
Pat Travers
Chris Tucker
Geno Washington
Andrew Watt
Vince Welnick (Grateful Dead) RRHF
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Led Zeppelin
Reunion Concert after party, O2 Arena,
London
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC
Big Apple Circus, Lincoln Center
Broadway Shows (15): Ain't Too Proud,
Amazing Grace, Escape to Margaritaville,
For Colored Girls, Fun Home, Hedwig and
the Angry Inch, Kinky Boots, Once on This
Island, Once Upon a One More Time, The
Prom, Rock of Ages, Spider-Man,
SpongeBob, Summer, Tommy.
Carnegie Hall (featured soloist)
Celebrate Brooklyn, NY, Prospect Park
Creative Coalition Obama Inaugural Ball
Hatch Band Shell, Boston, MA
Jazz Festivals: JVC, NYC; Nice, France;
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage;
Newport at Saratoga, NY; Pitea
Dansar Och Ler Festival, Sweden;
Pori, Finland; Tokyo, Japan.
Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
Celebrating: George Carlin (2009),
Tina Fey (2010), and Will Ferrell
(2011)
Meadowlands Stadium, NY Jets Halftime, 82,566 Fans.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
New York Blues Hall of Fame Inductee
PNC Bank/Garden State Arts Arena,
NJ
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum
Rock of Ages on Broadway and in
Singapore
Ryman Auditorium, historic Grand
Ole Opry
Summer Stage, Central Park, NYC
Symphony Orchestras: Ankara,
Turkey; Bridgeport, CT; Bursa,
Turkey; Eskisihir, Turkey; Istanbul,
Turkey; Izmir, Turkey; Monterrey,
Mexico; Rishon LeZion, Israel;
St. Louis, MO, Tupelo, MS.
Town Hall, NYC
COUNTRIES VISITED (31)
Aruba
Austria
Bahams
Bermuda
Brazil
Canada
Cyprus
Dominican Republic
England
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Honduras
Hong Kong
India
Israel
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Peru
St. Croix
St. Maarten
St. Thomas
Scotland
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
USA (45 States)
GIGS I DIDN'T GET (AND WHY)
Santana – I did 3 studio tracks for the “Supernatural” CD.
All were scrapped before the release.
Wilson Pickett – I learned the set and was “in the wings”
but never got the call.
Keith Richards – I never got my schedule synchronized with
producer.
Ronnie Spector – She called. But I was booked.
Rod Stewart – The contractor couldn’t find my number in
time.
CHIC – They only let me conduct for special guest, Sam
Moore, not play bass.
Stanley Clarke – I auditioned but didn’t make it.
Larry Coryell – He said he would call but never did.
Al DiMeola – I auditioned but didn’t make it.
Ernie K. Doe – He swore during a TV show we were guests on that I had played with him. I never had.
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – They wouldn’t audition me
because I was too tall.
Little Anthony & the Imperials – They called me. But I was
booked. Ten years later I finally got the gig!
Little Eva – I was booked with her. But another gig
preempted it.
Little Peggy March – I was booked with her. But another gig preempted it.
Darlene Love – She called. But I was out of town. Two years
later I finally got to play with her.
The Blues Brothers – Was booked to play with them at a
cannabis rally. But it got rained out.
New York Dolls – They wouldn’t audition me because of
schedule conflicts.
Hubert Sumlin – I was booked on a record date with him that
got canceled last minute.
Tower of Power – They were given my number when Rocco was
sick, but never called.
Pat Travers – He called. But I was booked. I ended up jamming
with him years later.
Johnny Winter – He kept threatening to call, but never did.
Steven Wright – I went to the recording session but couldn’t play
the part well enough. Fired!
Black 47 – I auditioned but didn’t make it.
EARLY JOBS
Dishwasher at a Dude Ranch
Envelope Stuffer
Oldies Nightclub DJ
College Radio DJ/Music Director
Record Label Promotions College Rep/Intern
Record Label Publicist
Record Label Publicity Assistant
Record Store Clerk
Security Guard
Temp Secretary
